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04-24-2013, 04:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Midland, mi
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Band Saw
This one was a hard one to search because the search engine did not like "saw".
Anyway. I assume that I will need one to cut things apart.
Any recommendations on a band saw? I used a variable speed one at my building class, but apparently those are not available anymore.
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Ken
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04-24-2013, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: McKinney, TX
Posts: 689
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Pay me now or pay me later...
As with everything else, you get what you pay for. I bought the cheapest saw I could find at Lowes and I've pretty much given up using it. I can cut with a hacksaw faster and use my sanding station and deburring wheel to clean it up.
I have a friend that has a floor model band saw that I use on thick stuff and just use a hacksaw on the angle that I have to cut. I dont have the real estate for a nice one, so I just gave up on the idea of a bandsaw.
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McKinney, TX EAA-1246
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04-24-2013, 04:50 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KRTS
Posts: 1,798
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How big is your wallet?
I picked up this one at Lowes aircraft supply for $125.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_22199-46922-...saw&facetInfo=
Coupled with a good 3/8" blade, it's fantastic. The only down side is it's not deep enough to cut anything really long. It's worked for 99% of what I've needed though.
You can probably pick up a good one on Craigslist too.
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04-24-2013, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 4,218
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On the newer kits, there are so few things to cut, a bandsaw is pretty far down the tool list. Besides, you can do the same work with a hacksaw or cut-off wheel.
That said, any woodworking bandsaw, even one of the $100 tabletop models will be appropriate for aluminum. You do need to choose a blade with fine enough blade pitch for the thickness of what you plan to cut.
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Kyle Boatright
Marietta, GA
2001 RV-6 N46KB
2019(?) RV-10
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04-24-2013, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: McKinney, TX
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That is so funny, because that it is same saw that I have collecting dust in the corner. It was taking 4 minutes to cut through 1 x 1.5 .125 angle, I cut it with my hacksaw in under a minute. It constantly bogs down with the slightest pressure on the work piece. I dont want to hi-jack the thread, so if you have any suggestions for getting it setup correctly, I'd love the PM.
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McKinney, TX EAA-1246
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04-24-2013, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KRTS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemmingman
That is so funny, because that it is same saw that I have collecting dust in the corner. It was taking 4 minutes to cut through 1 x 1.5 .125 angle, I cut it with my hacksaw in under a minute. It constantly bogs down with the slightest pressure on the work piece. I dont want to hi-jack the thread, so if you have any suggestions for getting it setup correctly, I'd love the PM.
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In bound.
Filler
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04-24-2013, 05:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SoCal
Posts: 626
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cheap light duty blades (replace often)
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Originally Posted by Lemmingman
As with everything else, you get what you pay for. I bought the cheapest saw I could find at Lowes and I've pretty much given up using it. I can cut with a hacksaw faster and use my sanding station and deburring wheel to clean it up.
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The blades dull quickly. If you only cut 2024 and 6061 it is faster and more accurate than a hacksaw. Cutting steel is not really an option and just ruins the blade.
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04-24-2013, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 3,179
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I recently wrote on the whole bandsaw topic:
http://thesalmonfarm.org/blog/p/3667 You may find some it of interest and useful.
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04-24-2013, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 1,029
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The Craftsman 10" model is actually really nice; I picked it up for the Sonex scratch-build I'm also working on (long story) after my dad's hand-me-down Black & Decker kicked the bucket. It makes short work of angle stock with a 14-18tpi blade.
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04-24-2013, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Dunnellon Fl
Posts: 174
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I have a 14" jet bandsaw, from when my shop was a wood working shop, not an airplane factory. I punched a delta 1/4" aluminum blade at the start of my RV9A projuct. All is good. Wider is not good. I use the saw frequently, can't see how to do without it. A few fixtures, I fabricated, make most cuts a snap. 
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